MILITARY

Military and Maritime Autographs

This category contains the autographs of persons most associated with a military career on land or sea. These may be soldiers and sailors who were distinguished in either war or peacetime. Aviators who are best known for their role in wartime operations will also be found here but pioneer aviators and those most associated with civil AVIATION may be located in our separate Aviation Category. Military autographs form a huge field for collectors and both the 19th and 20th centuries abound with the names of those who fought in the myriad of conflicts that mark the history of these war-torn centuries. The autographs of celebrated military and maritime heroes have always been popular and were a favourite subject for Victorian collectors of autographs. In the 20th century, too, such autographs were much in demand. Scroll down for a selection from Owen & Barlow's stock of military and Maritime autographs. As with all our autographs, these are guaranteed to be original and genuine.

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LT-GENERAL ROBERT BADEN-POWELL Typed Letter Signed. British soldier and founder of the Boy Scout movement. TLS. 1p. The Castle, Richmond, Yorkshire. 13th August 1909. To E[rnest] A. Robinson. "I am grateful to you for your kindness in sending me the copies of "The Mite". It is quite the smallest book I have ever seen, and it is an interesting momento of my visit to Grimsby." With a nice, clear autograph SIGNATURE. 4to. Approx 10 x 7.75 inches. Slight creases. The downstroke of the last character of the autograph signature is slightly smudged, probably by Baden-Powell himself when.....

ADMIRAL DAVID BEATTY Portrait Signed. Admiral of the Fleet David Richard Beatty, DSO, 1st Earl Beatty. British naval officer. Commander of the British battle cruiser squadron at the Battle of Jutland. Autograph signature of David Beatty below an offset-litho printed portrait mounted on post-card. Addressed on verso to Mrs Rickinson, Gainsford. The card measures approx. 5.5 x 3.5 inches. Fine. Admiral David Beatty served in the Sudanese War and the Boxer Rebellion. In WW1 his aggressive tactics whilst commanding the British battle cruisers at the Battle of Jutland were contrasted with the more cautious approach of the.....

ADMIRAL CHARLES BERESFORD Photograph Signed. British (English) naval officer. Photograph with full Autograph signature of Charles Beresford across the image and also dated in his hand, 1906. A pleasing photograph in which Beresford, the very personification of the British Admiral, is shown full-length on the deck of a large ship, probably of the early 'dreadnaught' class. He is in full naval uniform, with a telescope clasped under one arm. The portrait is a real photograph post-card by Rotary. It measures approx 5.5 x 3.5 inches. Addressed on the verso to Mrs W.H. Rickinson, 77 High Street, Redcar. In.....

PHILIP BROKE autograph Letter Signed Admiral Sir Philip Bowes Vere Broke. British Royal Navy officer. Hero of the Shannon vs Chesepeake. ALS. 4pp bifolium. Broke Hall. May 11th, 1829. To My dear Admiral [Benjamin Page]. "I am sorry you should be in quarantine for a sore throat, but the east winds are very dangerous for such ailments though the weather looks so temptingly fine in May. Thanks for your interesting papers. I wish much that our friend Cunningham may be as honourably placed in retirement as General Butler to keep the united services on fair footing! I am.....

PHILIP BROKE autograph letter Signed Admiral Sir Philip Bowes Vere Broke. British Royal Navy officer. Hero of the Shannon vs. Chesepeake. ALS. 1p. Broke Hall. August 13th, 1819. To "My dear Sir" [Admiral Benjamin Page]. "I am delighted to find his Royal Highness make such an excellent Lord High Admiral and beg to congratulate you most sincerely on becoming one of his flag officers as Mrs Broke does Mrs Page on your promotion. You will have to visit your Royal friend at Carlton House sooner than you expected, but you will have so many friends at Ipswich to.....

FIELD MARSHAL COLIN CAMPBELL Autograph Letter. British (Scottish) soldier. Leader of the Highland Brigade in the Crimean War and in command of the 'Thin Red Line' at the Battle of Balaclava. From 1858 known as Lord Clyde. AL. 1p and integral blank leaf. No place. April 11th 1863. To Mr and Mrs Forster. "Lord Clyde presents his compliments to Mr and Mrs Forster and will do himself the honour of waiting on them at dinner on Thursday, the 23rd instant at quarter after 7 o'clock." 8vo. Approx 7 x 4.5 inches. Mounting residue to edges of verso of integral.....

MATA HARI Autograph Letter Signed.Margaretha Geertruida Zelle, known by her stage name Mata Hari. Dutch exotic dancer and WW1 spy. Executed 1917.ALS. 4pp. Victoria Hotel, Amsterdam. 16th May 191[-]. To "Cher Ami" (Dear Friend).In French. Translation: "I recall that you were already suffering when I was anchored in Halie, is it still the same story? We are also having a bad time living on our nerves. Yes, the ballet is not for now, but suggest it to the Scala. It is classical and very beautiful, especially since there is music by Couperin of 1730 with an accompaniment of harpsichords or.....

RUDOLF HESS Autograph Signature.Together with the 6 other high ranking Nazi war criminals held at Spandau Prison after the Nuremburg war trials - Albert Speer (1905-1981), Walther Funk (1890-1960), Admiral Karl Donitz (1891-1980), Grand Admiral Erich Raeder (1876-1960), Konstantin von Neurath (1873-1956) and Baldur von Shirach (1907-1974). All seven Spandau inmates have signed on a portion of a plan of Spandau showing the outer walls and guardhouse. All signatures are large, bold, fine examples, executed in differing inks, von Shirach's alone being in pencil. The large paper piece, being the top portion of a plan of the entire prison compound,.....

ADMIRAL JOHN JELLICOE Portrait Signed. British Admiral of the Fleet who commanded at the Battle of Jutland in WW1. Autograph signature of Admiral Jellicoe, who has signed below a circular offset-litho photographic portrait of himself which has been mounted on a post-card. The card measures approx 5.5 x 3.5 inches. Fine. Admiral Jellicoe commanded the British Fleet at the Battle of Jutland in 1916. This was the only major battle fought on the high seas by the battleships known as "Dreadnoughts". It was indecisive but considered a British victory as the German fleet retired from the engagement. The.....

HERBERT KITCHENER Autograph LETTER Signed. Irish born British Field Marshal. ALS. 2pp (with integral blank leaf). Horse Guards, Whitehall, S.W. June 20th, 1896. To [William] Woodall. Together with a fine portrait photograph. "The £100 paid in 1888 to the 'R[oyal] Cambridge Asylum for Soldiers' Wives' was in settlement of a dispute between the representative of the Agricultural Hall, Mr. Raffety and the Tournament Committee. Mr. Raffety selected the charity, and paid the money, which was sent in the name of the Committee." 8vo. Approx 7 x 4.5 inches. Slight crease. Mounting residue and slight damage to verso.....